The Last Fisherman: Witness to the Endangered Oceans
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (521 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0789211912 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 276 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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From another world Great book by someone clearly knowledgeable and also part of the ocean. Thank you for bringing this to those of us who dwell on the earth's surfaceI highly recommend this to anyone who wants to see into another world. Also to anyone who cares about what our impact is.. "Four Stars" according to Tony. Really cool book. Unfortunately mine had one bad page.. WILLARD FRAUMANN said Four Stars. Excellent
What is at stake is nothing less that our planet's very life support system." — Howard Hall, filmmaker, Island of the Sharks. Rotman is regarded with awe, so difficult is his specialty, so great his mastery of it." - The Observer, London"Jeff Rotman's images and words reveal our ocean ecosystems in collapse as one fish species after another is decimated. Praise for The Last Fisherman:"Rotmantransforms information about the catastrophic changes in the ocean into a poignant personal narrative." — Publisher's Weekly"This book is not only a treasure to be cherished by nature enthusiasts but also an intriguing resource that ought to make its w
In his introduction, marine biologist Les Kaufman discusses how the emptying out of the oceans” has progressed over time. His journey mirrors our view of the oceans as places of wonder, to the fragile hunting grounds they are today. A member of an elite group of photographers, he has captured iconic photographs of sharks and other creatures of the deep that can be seen in National Geographic as well as the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week television series.Rotman’s passion for photographing marine life took a dramatic turn when he found a pile of sharks at the bottom of the sea stripped of their fins and left to die by rogue fisherman. But he also includes stories of hope as scientists, fisherman—and observers like Jeff Rotman—come to agree that the time is now for a new approach to the most fundamental of human activities, finding sustenance in the water around us.. With breathtaking i